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2022 Crop and Livestock Budgets

Managing costs and income are essential to keep Missouri farms profitable. Enterprise budgets can help your farm make more informed decisions.

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Farm Management Minute

Take 60 seconds to listen to a relevant farm management tip, announcement or takeaway from our extension professionals.

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Short-Term Operating Plan

Prepare your farm or ranch to continue operating in the situation that a primary decision maker is temporarily unavailable.

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Custom Rates

Obtain a better understanding of the cost of producing crops or performing individual field activities by accessing the 2019 Custom Rates guide.

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The Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges and to make informed decisions. The team is primarily focused on:

  • Helping farmers and agribusinesses with decision-making, financial management, taxes and risk mitigation;
  • Studying relevant industry and value-added agricultural issues;
  • Sharing how market fundamentals and trade policy may impact agricultural outlook;
  • Assessing diversification and new business opportunities for farms, businesses and commodity groups.

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Missouri Farmland Values

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

Individuals and businesses often need an estimate of the value of a piece of land. A properly done appraisal provides the most accurate estimate of a piece of land’s value. Appraisals attempt to estimate value from comparable sales. Comparable ...

Farmland Values for Midwestern States

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) conducts a survey of farm real estate values each year and calculates the average value per acre for each state. The following tables show these values for ...

Drought-Related Issues in Forage, Silage and Baleage

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Drought often changes the composition of forages. Issues such as nitrate accumulation and reduced nutritive value often cause problems for farmers using drought-damaged forages. Many producers are now searching for alternative feeding options for ...

Clarifying Roles in Family Farm Businesses

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Individuals who are part of family-owned businesses must navigate their family roles and their business roles. When the family business is a farm, senior operators may struggle to isolate their personal identities, family roles and community roles ...

Short-Term Operating Plan for Farms and Ranches

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Timely decision making is essential for farm and ranch businesses. Decisions are a part of daily operations and vary greatly from prioritizing tasks to choosing inputs and deciding how much product to sell at a certain price. Most operations have ...

Pricing Corn Silage

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Figure 1. Agricultural producers should consider the current price of corn and inputs for pricing corn silage. Silage is the harvest of whole corn plants at 60 to 70 percent whole plant moisture. Optimal harvest occurs when kernels are at 1/2 milk ...

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